Wednesday, 1 May 2013

10mm Pucara

Folks I've been looking for some time for air support for my 10mm Argentine Forces, Mirages are available in 1/144th scale but what I really wanted was a Pucara, the chances of getting a mainstream plastic kit of this aircraft are I think fairly remote so I started looking online for something suitable.
Theres a small outfit over in South Carolina, USA called AIRALEX that does one ! Now this is a small scale operation and the aircraft is a one piece casting in resin but its arrived today and I'm really pleased with it, its a solid casting and will require some careful painting but Alex has got the shape bang on. It was a little warped when it arrived but a quick submersion in hot water and the aircraft righted it self. On a business side Alex was helpful to deal with and shipping to the uk was no problem, the resin is very light, the whole package only weighing 2 ozs!
Oh and he's also done a cracking little decal sheet as well!
Later, Dougie

One quick question: I admire the look of your Argentinians; what colors did you use for them? I represents the "used" or "scale" effect perfectly! Also, I'm assuming you painted your UK forces the same way your 20mm tutorial describes - yes?

Het Greg, great choice! The figs/scale are ideal for company/battalion attacks which is what the majority of engagements in the conflict were. I recently picked up some AML90s as well as the new LVTP7 to give a few more scenarios. In relation to the painting, I will be doing a tutorial but to get you started the uniform is based around VMC Russian Uniform, suitably darkened and lightened for shadows and highlights. Get painting! Your right about the Brits, basically the same colours as 20mm, don't get too anal with the pattern as long as it "looks" right.Later, DougieLater, Dougie

Sorry that I am now just getting around to posting here. I hate to say that the 1/144th Pucaras from Shapeway are better than Airalex. There is a poor picture of them at the bottom of one of my old blog posts: http://sapperjoeswargamingtoys.blogspot.com/2012/03/20mm-falklands-project.html